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FIFA tells Iran: Women have to be allowed into soccer stadiums
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| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Sep 19, 2019 09:52am |
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| Author | James Masters |
| News Date | Thursday, September 19, 2019 09:50:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | (CNN)The ban on women attending soccer matches in Iran is "unacceptable" and must be lifted, says FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
The head of football's world governing body said in a statement that FIFA's position is "clear and firm" and that women "have to be allowed" into football stadiums in the country.
Iran's ban on women attending sports stadiums was put in place shortly after the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Amnesty and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have both called on football's world governing body FIFA to end the ban.
CNN has reached out to the Iranian Football Federation (FFIRI) and Iranian government for comment.
Infantino's call comes shortly after the death of Sahar Khodayari, a female fan who set herself on fire after she was denied access to a soccer stadium in Tehran. |
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